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H. HANSEN July 4, 1933.

BOX

Filed Aug. 5. 1931 Rama/n fibnsan/ INVENTOR:

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ATTORNEY;

Patented July "4,1933

' Hemra a orjc'firelieo, rnmivors r hApplication filed August 5,

; This. invention-relates to certain novel ,im-

prov'ements inboXes, and has for its principal ,12 by suitableconnecting elements such as, :for example, rivets. 18, the. fasteners being-i: pivotally connected. tvothe strip 16, as at 21 1 object the provisionof an improved construc tion. of this character which will be highly and economical in manufacture. i

I .It is anobject'of'this invention'to Q slreld to keep the box closedibut unlatched,

' an improved box'andgfasteners therefor;

It is another object'of'the invention to provide improved fibre box fasteners which are less expensive to manufacture than the fasteners heretofore used, which willbe easily manipulated into and out of fastening position, and which will reliably keep the clo-' sure elements'of the box in closed position under all kindsof service and circumstances;

7 Another object of the invention resides in providlng an improved box 1nclud1ng-re-.

enforcing elements for the closure. flaps.

A further obj ect'of. the invention resides in arranging the fastenersinsuch a mannerthat they may be pivoted and swung into p ositionto moveup and down andfrictionally engage the ends of the box: when it is" desired to keep the box openedbut unlatch-ed, thus permitting the closure members to'be-opened and closed and keeping them closed. without the use of the latching elements. i i

Other objects will appear hereinafter; The invention. consists in the novel combi; nation and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter described and claimed. i

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawing show in the preferred form of construction, and

in which; I, I pI Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the. invention; 9 1 a Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional View of the invention; and I J I ,Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectonalview .on'

line 3-,3 in Fig.2.

In the drawing,

which illustrates preferred and practical embodiment of my invenj j tion, a box is indicated generally at 10 and includes end flaps 11, closure flaps 12-and 13, and a side wall 145 While Imay attach my improved fasteners, indicatedgenerallyat 15, 1 directly to the flap 12,*I preferably employa reenforcing strip 1 6 ithat overhan'gs j and 'ex-' ,In ,use, "the portion 20' of thereenforcing being opened by pulling the legs 22 i931. Serial No. 555,329;

so 'thatithefa'steners may be pivoted into the I dotted line position ofFig. 1 when it is dethe legs-22 of the fasteners then frictionallyss engaging the ends'of the box and keeping the closure flaps in closed position without the .luse of the latching elements, as when requirmg frequent access'tothe box to examine files stored therein, while permittinglthe closurepr. 5,

flaps tolberea'dily opened 'and'closed.

My; improvedj'fastener includes 7 a leg 1-9" of resilient materialwhichimaywell beefmetaLand thisleg 19is secured to the po'r- :-tion 20.ofthe reenforcing strip which overe lapsthe flap 13 when in'closed position, as 0 shownin Fig. 2, byia suitablefconnecting element, such as rivet 21. I

Each of my'lmproved L-shaped fasteners.

15 il clu des a'if resilient leg-22 .thatjis' tents; substant1a1lyat a rightangle to the portion 19'andthis leg 22 is provided with an aperture orfemale element 23 for the reception of the male fastening element 24thatis mountedzupon the side .Wall14 of the box) strip 16:oyerlaps a part of theflap 13"thus keepingthe tw'o'flaps 12 and 13 in' alignment while reenforcing the break. therebetween. To close the box the'flap13will'first bemoved 1 into theposition-shown and'the flap 12 then J brought" down so'that the portion 20 of the strip 16 overlaps apart of the flap 13, a slight 1 downward pressurebeing exertedupon'the fasteners 15 to cause the lips 25zthereofto snap overthemale elements 23 which will thus be received in the apertures 28, the box I into the dotted line position of Fig. 2.

preferred form of construction for carrying 1 from the spirit; of the inventionLfI, there- I fore,do not Wish to be limited to the precise details of construction set forth, but desire f I so f ' r While Ihave illustrated and described the; I i

L-shaped strip including a leg pivotally at tached to said reenforcing strip and extending over the other of said closure members When in fastened position, a male element on said body, and said strip including a resilient leg provided With an aperture for thed'etachable reception of said male element,

said device being adapted to be pivoted so that said second-named leg may be frictionally engaged'with an end of said box and keep said closure members in closed position Withoutthe use of said element While permittmg said closure members to be readily opened and closed.

2. A box comprising a. body having an open side and closure members therefor, one of said closure members having an edge portion overlapping the other of said members along their meeting edges when in closed position, a fastening device comprising a member including right-angularly intersecting legs, one of said legs having an end portion,pivotally-attached to the said one'of said closure members and extending over the other of said closure members When the latter are in closed position, a stationary fastening. element on said body the other of said legs being formed for detachable attachment to said element, said fastening device memher being adapted to be pivoted so thatzsaid second-n amedleg ther'eofmay be frictionally engaged with an-end Wall of said body to keep said-closuremembers in closed but unlatched position Without theuse of said element.

In testimony WhereOfI alfixvmyslgnature.

HERMAN HAN SEN. 

